Marina Abramovic

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  Film & Animation

[Alex Mørch]

I like the way her body gives life to the skeleton through her breathing..

And I love how this video has som much more views thans her others. Nudity on youtube is a mega hit! ;)

[Victor Mattina]

Sorry about being too prolix, but I feel I needed to speak my mind here even though it is not the best place.

If it helps, read about asceticism and the act of achieving spriritual bliss through self-immolation. I believe someone said it here before that she was the granddaughter of Varnava, a serbian patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church. That has a lot to do with the way her perfomances are dealt with, the absence of food, alcohol and sleep.

Take care,

Victor.

[Stav ros]

easy way to make money! everybody can do these things, requires no talent just to think of something that seems "modern" and "trendy".

[michmarri]

Reflections on Ice-Breaking

by Ogden Nash

Candy

Is Dandy

But liquor

Is quicker.

someone in my highschool LA class said "thats dumb, anyone could have come up with that!"... to which my teacher replied, "well? go on then. come up with something."

[michmarri]

what you are pointing out is the art itself. what do humans value and why? what is the intrinsic value of any traditional art? take for example a masterwork painting, its an exhibition of a skill I suppose, but what use does the skill have? absolutely none, unless you convince someone that paint on canvas is not a waste of time, space, and energy. If you find no value in paint on canvas, then all a painting is, is an example of a life wasted.

[aoeuuiaiui]

I agree with you. In my experience talking to extreme artsy types, I found that most of them are mildly mentally challenged, and therefore like to entertain themselves with silly nonsense. Most of them also believe in ghosts, fortune-telling, and think they can sense your aura.

[imwomanroar]

i am so sick of his kind of "art". this is so ridiculous. i equate this with watching paint dry. its pointless and i just dont get it and i'd love to know how she convinces folks that this is anything other than a waste of time and space and energy.

[Constantine Tvalashvili]

magari ylea :)

[007aca90]

wow...shes born 1946!!!

[Teteritsa]

You didn't think of it. When you think of something original and thought provoking do it and we'll be happy to call you an artist. Talent is a word that people who can't draw/paint/sculpt/etc attribute to those who can. Skills like these can be acquired by anyone; all you need is practice. An artist can be skill-less but is an artist nonetheless because of the concepts in their head, the images, the communication they achieve between them and the audience.

[Vlad Kissel]

хуйня

[Hamish Carter]

wow thats amazing. Marina's work just keeps getting more and more fascinating!